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Saw this today Upbeat Obama touts new economic model for recovery Dont know what the details are but what does anyone want to bet that it will look a lot like Socialism/Communism. I am waiting to hear the real ranting start about the Bourgeois. That has got to be coming. America is getting ready to reap what we have sown and in ten years the country will be remade along socialist, ethnic lines. I wonder how many Obama voters are suffering from buyer's remorse right now.
Yeah, I'm guessing that “post-bubble” is a code word for a highly-regulated economy which will control abuses in the free market. Problem is, it cuts a dagger into the free market itself. They should do a poll and ask, "Knowing what you know now, and if you could vote over again, who would you vote for?"
I am curious to see how the push for universal health care will work out. The media seems to think it is a slam-dunk to be enacted but I am not so sure. One thing is certain, universal health care is sure to be on the agenda for at least the next four years and will be part of the socialist program Obama has already laid out. He said it on the campaign trail and his budget proves that what he is seeking is the wholesale redistribution of wealth along traditional socialist lines. We just thought the Patriot Act was bad. Wait until the compassionate left starts regulating, I dont think anything will be off limits to them in their quest to make America a kinder, gentler place. I look forward to the streets of America getting even more unsafe than they are currently once the all the Rehabilitated ::) felons start getting released from our inhumane prisons. We are in for a heck of a ride, I think.
You know, for all that domestic “badness” we have to wait for in the future, I think it could potentially be the least (or only half) of our worries. I get the feeling that Putin, Chavez and others see Obama as a pushover and are willing to take advantage of this by doing things they were unable to get away with under W's watch. I seriously think this is the case and things that have developed very recently only confirm this feeling. International issues weren't really all that prominent in the last election (aside from the Iraq issue) but the American people could very quickly realize how important they are if something escalates in a hurry. On an interesting side note, I would expect that the increased aggression by foreign nations would mean a quick rehabilitation for Bush's reputation. Even Bush's critics would have to acknowledge that even if they despised him, they also felt pretty safe under his watch…
It's funny, all this talk about being imperialistic or mean and arrogant in our foreign policy (when in actuality it is just American dominance), but as soon as an administration backs down from things, trouble starts brewing. Obama did campaign about international relations. He mentioned what I said above. Well, if everybody “likes” us because Obama's so nice, it sure seems there are many escalating hot spots and dangerous alliances going on around the world right now.
It is quite curious how many of our enemies are feeling their wild oats about now isn't it. If I were Putin or Chavez, I would percieve Obama as being weak on foreign policy. He certainly sounds it with all his talk of engagement with terrorists and outlaw regimes. Teddy Roosevelt said it best
Speak softly, but carry a big stick
I bet The One ::) thinks that negotiating from strength is imperialistic.
I know you all must love the ROOKIE diplomacy. 😀 (the most intelligent woman in the world?) We need a Kissenger! You disscussed the dangers of diversity, and it is clearly about Government tagging and bagging citizens. A civilian army, here we go H.R. 5563 "Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education Act" introduced 3/10/08 [flash=200,200]http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5563/show[/flash]Its all here, everything you all have been discussing in the last two weeks, in terms of social changes.I go to a community college and I can tell you for a fact, 'voluteerism' is being endorsed very enthusiastically, by teachers.In exchange for mid-term exams! Some flyers offer money up to $500.00 for twenty hours of "community organization skills training" ;DAre You Afraid??? Be Very Afaid
The madness is just beginning. I saw this on Drudge today The American Legion Strongly Opposed to President's Plan to Charge Wounded Heroes for Treatment I couldnt believe it. I joked before the election that veterans would get screwed with the anti-military democrats in power but I did not think they would go this far.The Liberals better be careful. If they irritate the only group in the country with experience of organized violence, they may wish they had stepped lighter. Perhaps they have forgotten the Bonus Army Veteran's march on Washington in 1932. Never mind the fact that most liberals are too cowardly to fight. An interesting thought experiment is what would they do in the face of revolt?I am more and more reminded of Jefferson's prescient words.
From time to time it is necessary for the tree of liberty to refreshed by the blood of Patriots
Like I said before, we are in for a heck of a ride.
It's funny. When Bush was president, there was fear of a police state and the use of military force on civilians in the US. But I think now, if there's going to be any citizen revolt against the government, the military will be on the same side as us.
I just got my January issue of the “Journal of Military History”. there is a very interesting article in it about the militarization of American society since the WWI and how the trend is increasing in the face of the endless “War on Terror”. Very interesting piece. I think Obama should maybe reread the Declaration of Independence and really ponder the implications of the colonists desire for independence. This passage in particular has new meaning to me.
That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.
How much socialism are the 48% that did not vote for Obama willing to tolerate? I think the political and ideological divide in America just keeps on growing. Neither side of the political spectrum really listens to the other. There is no reason in the debate. We, as a nation sound like Weimar Germany or Tsarist Russia. The nation is searching for an ideologue. The left found theirs in Obama, who will fill that role for the right?I dont think the time is ripe in America for a revolution though. The majority of the people are content to take their government handouts. I also dont think the military would support one. The military abhors disorder and I dont think discontent is at a level that will lead to mutiny. The American experiment still has years to run, I think.
[flash=200,200]http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2009/03/16/want-to-sell-your-house-youll-need-fingerprints/[/flash]The Pros and Cons of FingerprintingIf you live in Cook County Illinois, and sell your home, you will be fingerprinted starting June 1st. The very idea, the absurdity of billing veterans for service related treatment or general care while in the service, is mind boggling.Or is it? Candidate Obama, declined to visit the troops when he was pretending to be Kennedy in Germany. Open contempt of G.B., China hates us...Mr. George W. Bush said the President deserves his silence and declined to comment on current US crisis. How much longer can he blame Bush? Rush has taken to explaining Obama's behavior with the beginning phrase "because the teleprompter told him to...." Geithner doesn't have a staff, shoddy appointees can not be vetted. Barney Frank is lecturing AIG about not wanting to look at their mistakes! He wants to crucify AIG executives in place of himself and Chris Dodd. Its only been 2 months. :- If I don't laugh, I'll cry.
I go to a community college and I can tell you for a fact, 'voluteerism' is being endorsed very enthusiastically, by teachers.
I would just like to thank this hack of a president for inspiring me to volunteer for Special Olympics.Today Rush played an audio of his crap on Leno and then contrasted it with an audio from Palin talking about the Special Olympics.I've never been so disgusted with my country, or at least with the fools who voted for this moron, as I am now. >:(
Nancy Pelosi brings her cats to work with her.Politics and Hollywood are officially sleeping together.
The current administration and its fool policies are the prof of the ancient Chinese proverb: “be careful what you wish for, you just might get it.”Have all these flakes on the left thought through the implications of the policy changes announced so far? Do George Soros, Ariana Huffington, Chris Matthews, etc, really want the government involved in everyone's lives as much as they claim? Do they really think all this social spending and redistribution of wealth is fair? I have been listening to the rhetoric out of the left since the inauguration and I cant help bu think that except for content, those on the american left sound just as serious and righteous as Hitler, Lenin, or Mussolini ever did. The only real difference is they are coming from the left and the Fascists came from the right. Hitler even promised and provided massive social spending and work creation projects in his first few years as German Chancellor.Is it realistic to see Obama or someone from the left leading America into a war in a few years to protect human rights? Perhaps with the goal of creating a world government, it would only be for own good anyway. Those that worry about the NAU have more to worry about from a democrat than a republican, the democrats are the true one-worlders and the NAU would be a definite first step down that road like the EU is in Europe. I began this post with a Chinese proverb and will end with one as well. It seems we are indeed cursed to "live in Interesting times."
Saw this today Upbeat Obama touts new economic model for recovery Dont know what the details are but what does anyone want to bet that it will look a lot like Socialism/Communism. I am waiting to hear the real ranting start about the Bourgeois. That has got to be coming. America is getting ready to reap what we have sown and in ten years the country will be remade along socialist, ethnic lines. I wonder how many Obama voters are suffering from buyer's remorse right now.
Even more debt: Dems to lift debt ceiling by $1.8 trillion, fear 2010 backlash. How is more national debt going to help the economy? I feel sorry for the next generation that is going to get stuck paying for the mess the baby boomers are making of the nation, I guess they are as narcissistic as we thought all along. The American decline continues.
